Director Ryan Murphy threatened to sue a former East Coast strike captain of the Writers Guild of America after he accused Murphy of anti-union practices, according to a memo recently obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
Director Ryan Murphy threatened to sue a former East Coast strike captain of the Writers Guild of America after he accused Murphy of anti-union practices, according to a memo recently obtained bytold him “they’ll be blackballed in Murphy-land” unless they cross the picket line. A spokesperson for Murphyfor his “unsubstantiated” and “completely false and inaccurate” against Murphy’s show.
WGA East Coast officers sent a memo to the region’s strike captains informing them that Leight agreed to step back from his roles as captain and co-chair of the Strike Rules Compliance Committee as part of a process to address Murphy’s concerns. Murphy, who is a member of WGA West, currently has three scripted TV series under production, although he is working mainly as a producer and director on those projects. “Our foe in this fight is not other members, it is the AMPTP,” the WGA memo reads.
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